Global Online Employment Elance, the leading global platform for online employment, released a new Global Online Employment Report that reveals some insightful trends in global online employment.  Elance has over 2 million users in over 150 countries.  The company helps businesses hire and manage contract, project-based employees in the cloud.  As the largest global platform for online employment, the company

What is “Required” to Get a Job? The question in this headline calls to attention everything that is wrong with the mentality of many job seekers and arguably, many career coaches.  The only thing “required” for one to obtain a job is that an employer makes an offer which one accepts.  How does one find themselves in the position in

What is a Listening Post? A listening post is simply an automated method of monitoring what is published on the web.  The web is full of content and to filter the noise from the news, listening posts are excellent tools that save time while monitoring relevant information.  Automating your job search with listening posts can help you stay informed quickly

Analytics for the Talent Marketplace These top 10 skills lists employers want always change but it is important to analyze the data periodically to see what it reveals.  Data mining information from web is growing in sophistication and importance as the internet increasingly consumes more of our time and as more people become prosumers of data and not just consumers.

What is a Purple Squirrel? Unless you are in the recruiting world, you probably haven’t heard of the purple squirrel.  So, what is it?  In the recruiting world, the purple squirrel represents the perfect candidate with all the exact experience, qualifications, skills, education, and anything else needed to fill an open job.  Because there is no such thing as a

With all the articles that exist that suggest best practices for using LinkedIn, I thought it was necessary to discuss the wrong way to use LinkedIn. Given that there are so many job seekers, recent college graduates, and professionals still trying to grasp how to make the most of their LinkedIn experience, many may still not understand what they might

With Thanksgiving here, I thought it was perfect timing to write a blog about the importance of the thank you letter. One would think sending a thank you letter upon completion of a job interview would be common sense, but many candidates don’t ever do it, no matter their experience level.  Why does this happen? Perhaps it is because job

Facebook has 750 Million users and is projected to have 1 billion by 2012.  With that many people on Facebook, imagine the potential for making professional connections.  The majority of people find jobs through networking so imagine how social networking on Facebook could potentially boost your odds of connecting with someone at a company you love.  THE professional networking tool

The job market is so drastically different these days yet so many job seekers are still using the same old methods of job searching.  I thought to myself, this can’t simply be because people are choosing not to change their tactics, but rather, because they are not aware of the different strategies they should be using.  Certainly, if people only

Don’t You Wish? Everyone loves tips and tricks so I thought I would share one that you likely have not considered.  What kind of Careertipster would I be if I didn’t share a tip or two?  If you’re like most job seekers, you probably have some favorite websites you use to search for jobs, learn from other professionals in your